The Sun. — London, England, 1838-01-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. Iler Majesty held a Court yesterday at the New Palace to receive some of the Foreign Ministers. Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, had hil audience on his return to this Court. M. Tricoupi, the Grecian Minister, had an audience to take leave. Prince Soutzo had an audience to deliver his credentials as Minister Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the King of Greece, in . the room of M. Tricoupi. Their Exv.Alencies were severally introduced by Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of th'e Ceremonies. The Marquis of Ileadfort and Sir W. Lumley were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Queen gave audiences yesterday to 1 7 150311 M Mel bourse, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg, and Lord Hill. The Royal dinner party last evening included her Royal tlighness the Duchess of Kent, Viscount and VierAintess Falkland, Viscount Melbourne, Sir Henry Wheatley, Lady Portman, Lady Mary Stopford, the Hors, Miss Murray, Miss Lister, Mr. and Lady Theresa Digby, Baroness Lehzen, Miss Davys, the Marquis of Headfort, the Hon. C. A. Murray, the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Colonel Buckley, Sir W. Lumley, and the Hon. Colonel Grey. The band of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards was in attendance at the Palace, and performed a number of fayou rite selections. Mr. A. E. Chalon, by command of the Queen, was honoured vrith a sitting on Tuesday, to make a whole-length portrait of her Majesty, as a pendant to the drawing of her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, by the same artist, presented to her A lnies . .y by her Royal Highness on the occasion of the 18th ann'aersary of the birth of her Majesty. Lord John Russell, Lord Duncannon, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer visited Lord Melbourne yesterday at his re sidence in South-street. Mr. P. Thomson and Lord Duncannon transacted busin es yesterday at the Chancellor of the Exchequer's office, in Do w ni ng_strect. Lord Hill and tho Adjutant- General transacted business Yestexday at the Colonial-office. Lord Glenelg transacted business yesterday at the Chan • tellor of the Exchequer's office in' Downing-street. Lord Durham transacted business yesterday at the Colonial office. The Bishop of Hereford had an interview with Viscount Melbourne on Tuesday, in Downing-street. Dr. Carson, and Messrs. Nugent and Wyse, bad an inter view with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign -office. Despatches from Lieutenant-General Sir John Colborne were received at an early hour yesterday morning in the Colo nial-office. Baron Munchausen, Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Hanover, arrived in town on Monday. 'ASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Sanderson, in Belgrave-square, from Heyeringham Hall, Suffolk ; Sir William and Lady Chatterton, in Seamore-place, from a visit to Lord and Lady Barham, at Barham -court, Maidstone ; the Dowager Countess of Huntingdon, in Harley-street, from Brighton ; Hon. Col. and Lady Mary Hope, at their new residence in York-terrace; Hon, Mrs. and the Misses Vansittart, in Eaton-square, from Dover, for the season ; Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Ellison, in New Norfolk -street, Park-lane ; Captain Pechell, from Brighton ; Hon. Sydney Herbert, M.P., in Hay-hill, from Wilton Castle ; the Hon. William Lascelles, M.P., in Wilton crescent, from Harewood Hall ; Mr. Byng, M. P., in St. James's -square, from Wrotham ; Prince Gagarin, at Gould's London Hotel, Albemarle -street; Mr. and Mrs. Bell and fa mily, at ditto, from Lancashire; General Taylor, at ditto, from Dover ; Si r E . S tanley, at ditto, from Hastings ; John Alves, Esq., M rs. Al ves, and family, at Marshal Thompson's Antes, Esq., square ; Mrs. Nixon and family, at ditto ; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Barker, at ditto, from the North. DEPARTURES. Captai n an d Mrs. Taylor om , fr Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Ca vendish-square, for the Continent ; Thomas Greentree, sq., Mrs. Greentree, and family, from ditto; J. F. Schroider, from ditto, for Berkshire; S. Simpson, from ditto, for Hampshire ; Colonel Armstrong and family, from Gould's London Hotel, Albemarle -street, for Paris; the Rev. Mr. Hutchinson and family, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Mr. and Mrs. Mansell, from ditto, for Bath ; Mr. Protheroe, from ditto, for Kent; Admiral Harvey and family, from ditto, for Brighton ; Sir Charles and Lady Bloise, from ditto, for Lei cestershire. UNIV ERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JAN. 24. A Congregation was this day holden for granting degrees, &c., when the following were conferred : BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW.—J. R. Hope, Fellow of Merton College. MASTERS OF Awrs.—Rev. H. De Saumarez, Fellow of Pembroke College ; Rev. J. E. Browne, Magdalen Hall, grand compounder; Rev. J. Addison, Exeter College ; J. H. Brooks, Brazennose College ; Rev. W. West, Lincoln College. BACHELORS Of ARTS.—Ambrose St. John, student of Christ Church ; F. L. Moysey, student of Christ Church ; 1-1. Fhillott, student of Christ Church ; W. H. Ridley, student of Christ Church, grand compounder; William Court hope, Christ Church • Rev. E. F. Witts, Magdalen Hall. The Bishop of Chichester has instituted, on the presenta tion of Colonel George Wyndham, of Drove House, Single ton, the Rev. Henry Danvers Clarke, of Exeter College, to the rectory of Iping-cum-Chithurst, Sussex. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. Edmund Paley, of Queen's College, son of the late Dr. Paley, to the Rectory of Gretford, with Wilsthorpe, Lincolnshire. The Rev. John Antis Latrobe, of St. Edmund Hall, has been appointed Evening Lecturer at Melton Mowbray. Lord Ward will come of age in a few months, but itccording to the terms of the will of his late relative Lord Dudley, he will not come into the possession of his large fortune until he attains the age of 25, until which period the superb family mansion in Park-lane is under lease to the Marquis Conyngham. It is the Bishop of Exeter and Lord liatherton executors of the late Peer, who have sanctioned the purchase made by Lord Ward of Lord Foley's extensive estates at Watley, Worcestershire. It has been remarked that the earriage of neither the Duke of Wellington nor Sir Robert Peel attended the remains of the late Earl of Eldon out of town. The circum stance may probably be accounted for by the fact that the late Earl's anti-Catholic feelings were so consistent and so strong, that he never cordially forgave either the Baronet or the Duke the share they had in passing the Emancipation Act. - lvir. Sturges Bourne, as Lord Warden of the New Forest, has appointed Lord Canning a Ranger, in the room of the Earl of Cavan, deceased. The gallant Colonel Maitl an d, w h o comman d e d t h e detachment of British troops sent against the village of St. Seholastique, is the second son of the venerable Lord Lauderdale, and has commanded the 32d Foot for the long period of 20 years. The Earl of Dalhousie, who has been long in a declining state of health, was taken dangerously ill on Tues day last, and remains in a very precarious state.—Caledonian Mercury. " Box," and the talented author of the tragedy of The Provost of Bruges, have been unanimously elected niem 13ers of the Literary Fund Club. The title of the forthcoming. new play at Covent garden i s to b e Reconciliation ; or, The Proud Brother. Richard the Third is, it is stated in theatrical • Circles, to be got up with vast splendour at Drury-lane, a 'stud of horses being engaged for the battle scene. Her Majesty will visit Drury-lane Theatre to-mor row evening, to s ee M r . Ch ar l es K ean, i n Hamlet. Th. Russian ambassador will give a grand dinner at Ashburnham House, OR the 4th of February. The Duke of Wellington has a small party staying on a visit at Strathfieldsaye. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince George, Lord Fitzroy So merset, Lord Aberdeen, and Sir Henry Hardinge, dined with the Noble Duke on Monday evening. The venerable Lord Rolle and his Lady have been receiving., a succession of visitors, during the holydays, at Breton House, Devon. A ball and supper on a splendid scale were given' at the mansion on Wednesday se'nnight. The E a rl o f Devon and Lord Courtenay, Lord Henry Kerr, the Countess of Egremont, Sir Lawrence and Lady P4k, Sir John and Lady Buller, Sir Trevor and Lady Wheeler, were among the guests. The Earl of Shelburne arrived at Lansdowne House, on Monday evening, from Bowood Park, Wilts. Th e Earl and Countess of Wilton have arrived at 3 4dmint on P ar k, on a visit to the Duke and Duc hess of Beau fort, who are entertaing a hunting party. Baron Von Bulow, the Prussian Minister, arrived in Berkeley- s t reet on M on d ay f rom Berlin, where his Excel lenc y has been staying some months on leave of absence. The Ba ronness has not accompanied his Excellency. • The remains of the late Countess of Essex were r emoved f or i n t ermen t t o -d a y, in the famNy Mausoleu m, at k; ashiobury, Watford, Herts. The contemplated marriage between the young E arl of Clonmell and the Hon. Miss Burgh has been postponed, () ; n _ i ng to the demise of his Lordship's father , the l ate Earl. The family titles being Irish honours, his Lordship has no scat In the House of Lords. The late Peer has left two sons, the Present Peer and the Hon. Charles Grantham Scott, a Lieu tenant in the Scotch Fusilier Guards. THE POOR.—We are rejoiced to see by the pro ineial papers that the richer classes throughout the country are not wholly unmindful of their duties towards the poor and needy. Many benevolent persons have come forward to re leee the poor from the hardships that press upon them at this inclement season. ENORNIOUS TURNIP.—There is now a turnip of • the white top kind at the Coach and Horses, Ardsley, which, kith the top, weighed three stone. When the top and the Libre& were removed, it weighed 351-lbs. It is 45i inches in c ircumference, and was grown by Mr. Harrison, of Burton Orange, near Barnsley. --Doncaster Gazette. BO N MoT.—A gentleman was asked, the other I tY, whether it was the young Duchess of Sutherland or 'ne old Duchess that had been appointed Mistress of the Robes t o th e Q uee n ; to which he replied, " The young Duchess, to be sure ; the old Duchess, you know, hai Dun t4in."—(done robing.) LITEtt AT U K.E. TIIE EDINBURGH RE VE CXLyka 18t8. W e have .lu,rt I•eatved a copy of the last published Num , ber tot this Review, which contains a great& Vatiety br cles than usual. Some of there=—sncli, for instance, as the " Education Pill," and the " Church Rues," are put forth at a ralst seasonable period, for there is no doubt that both these important questions will engage the A.ttent;on of Parliament during the present ScAsiOn. The first article in the Number is a review of Mr. Herbert's epic poem, entitled " Attila, King of the Huns"—a poem which, 'till now, we never hap pened to have even hoard of, much less read. From the copious oitracti selected by the Reviewer, we should say Mr. Herbert shows great powers of fancy, and force of style, though some of his, ablest passages are occasion ally too closely modelled on Paradise Lost. His subject is evidently well digested, and all that care and patient thought, and a ready command of language can effect, he has effected for his theme. But we miss, as was to have been expected, the arena dirinior that shines so brightly, and is never for any length of time eclipsed, in the great epics of Greece and Rome, and their equal—and in some passages, more than equal—the Paradise Lost of our blind old schoolmaster. The introductory portion of this criticism is written with considerable spirit ; it is, indeed, the best part of it, though we object to the Reviewer's sneer at what he is pleased to call, the " rank luxuriance of Ovid," whose metamorphoses, taken as a while, display more exuberant fancy, quick feeling, and easy, graceful flow of versification, than any poem in the Latin language. The subjoined remarks are replete with good sense : The Epic poet must view the past through the medium of the pre sent, if he would maintain his hold on his own times, or secure an influ ence over the future. He must lay a firm basis on the feelings and ha bits of thought, which are common to his own age, befere he can bespeak attention to his pictures of a former. Now, in all this, when performed with due discretion, need there be any violation of the essential truth of character. " Poetry," as Bacon says, in a sentence full of wisdom; " is the accommodation of the show of things to the desires of the mind;" it implies the exercise of a plastic power, by which they lose, to some extent, their real shapes, and are moulded into a part of ourselves, instead standing aloof as separate exis. tences. Such and such a being, may not in his habit, as he lived have appeared exactly in the form under which he is poetically represented ; he may have spoken a ruder language; the feelings we ascribe to him may have been but dimly felt by him, if at all ; but assuming the main features of his mind to have been such as described, and the course of events to which he is subjected to remain the same, thus he would have thought, and felt, and spoken in a later period, had an inspired Poet lent him imagery and words ; an - id thus the result is something, which, though it may not have existed n any one point of time or space, has yet a permanent reality for all :ountries and all ages, and is at once a fiction and an inspired Poetical ;ruth. " Church Revenues and Church Rates" is an elaborate disquisition on the origin of ecclesiastical possessions and imposts. The essay exhibits throughout much minute and curious research ; but will not, we fear, be very agreeable to clerical readers, whose favourite notion of an " inherent divine right in the possessions they enjoy," it treats with little or no ceremony. The Reviewer, however, who ap pears to have exhausted his subject—already sufficiently hackneyed—hazards no assertions for which he has not sound historical authority. The article, as we said before, is well timed ; for just now, the Church and her imposts oc cupy the attention of most Englishmen. " Laird and Old field's Expedition into Africa" is a review of an interesting book of travels, which we noticed some months since at considerable length in The Sun. The article com mences with a brief sketch of the rise and progress of African discovery, in the course of which the writer observes, " the interior of Africa still remains un discovered ; and we, forgetting what man can do, and has done, indolently conclude that it is undiscoverable." The charge of indolence certainly cannot be urged against the present times ; for seldom does a year pass but intrepid travellers quit England, for the purpose of exploring the more unknown wastes of Africa, braving every fatigue and every danger, for the sole purpose of making their country men better acquainted with the geography of this quarter of the globe. In no age has the thirst of African dis covery been so great as it is in the present day. " Police of the Metropolis" is a sensible paper, of a wholly practical character. Among other wholesome Reforms, it advocates a reduction in the number of our Police Magistrates, and a different site for some of the offices. The review of " Lord Mulgrave's Speech on the State of Ireland," which, it may be remembered, was made in the House of Peers at the commencement of the present session, is clever ; but the question is in a great degree shorn of its interest, for all, or nearly all, that was to be said upon it, has already been said by the Noble Viceroy. " Test and Toleration" is a brief, pithy essay, advocating the introduction of Jews into the Legislature. It is written in a generous and enlightened spirit. The criticism on Sir F. Palgrave's " Merchant and Friar" is chiefly interesting from the copious extracts it makes from one of the most learned and amusing works of the day. The " Negro Apprenticeship System" takes the favourable view of the question, in opposition to the spirit displayed at the late Birmingham Meeting on the subject. The Reviewer observes—and we fancy we can trace the pen of Lord Brougham in this luminous and satisfactory treatise—that since the great change was set on foot, and the conduct of it placed in willing and trustworthy hands, ho has been content to watch its progress in silence ; and though he has seen many things to deplore, and some things to disapprove, yet that on the whole he is bound to confess that his predominant feeling has been " one of triumphant satisfaction." We would recommend the perusal of this Review to those who are still in a state of doubt respecting the working of the new Negro system. Altogether, the Number is an excellent one. THE MISERIES and BEAUTIES of IRELAND Br JONATIAN BINNS. energies to the accomplishment of the projected end. The nuns take four vows—viz., poverty, charity, obedience, and instruction of poor female children. The children are admitted ci the Ake of eight, s ' s, number of from font to six hundred, and irrespectively Of religious dis tinctions—and Continue under the vigilant and virtuous care of the sis teihisild, until lit tia enter upon tita active q t Y l ge n ir" t, Pr fire. They are educated ("gratuitously Of course) . With reference to the situations of governesses, nursery,maide; latlierrialdS; and confidential servants, and art sought by families in every nart Of IrOttritt Oise hundred and eight y of OW pupils IlaVe a breakfast given to them every day, and ti,VO hundred are clothed yearly. The funds arise from the subscriptions of the lime volen4 and the salt of needlework of the girls, to which is added a grant of 301. ftron th , .! BoM*d ttf EfidcWhil. Motite tit the pupils are en. I,'TgOel ill making lace and tambour.work, the proc eeds of which the y re ceive, and it not only provides them with clothing, but greatly assists their parents in the payment of their rents. The children were busily engaged as we passed through the apartments, and appeared clean and healthy. The majority were from eight to twelve years old. We were presented to the Mother, a venerable lady of eighty years of age. She very kindly accompanied us to some of the apartments. and also to the retired garden of the nunnery ; and directed our atten- Con to the burial ground—a small plot, four yards square, and contain ing only one solitary grave—as a sort of negative argument in favour of the salubrity of the situation, and the regularity of the mode of living pursued in the establishment. This interesting lady appeared religiously devoted to the self-appointed duties she had incurred—was no less eager in soliciting, than frank and prompt in supplying, information—anti cx. pressel her anxiety to adopt any improvements that could be suggested in the practical management of the institution. The dress of the nuns was neat and unassuming. During the two or three years of probation, a white veil thrown over the head, and somewhat resembling a muslin handkerchief, is worn ; at the end of this period, the novice either as sumes the black veil, and pledges herself to perpetual residence within the walls of the nunnery, or abandons it for the busy world from which she separated herself on first joining the secluded community. From the waist of each of the sisters a large black cross and beads were sus. pended, and this was the only distinctive symbol of their connexion with the Roman Catholic religion. On entering the institution, the sum of 600/. is required to be paid ; but if the individual paying it does not re main beyond the period of probation, 301. or 401. arc detained, in con. sideration of the term of her residence, and the balance of the original sum is returned to her. I must not conclude my notice of the Presen tation Nunnery without remarking, that there are no private rules affect ing the children, except such as refer to thedomestic concerns of the esta blishment ; and that no attempt is ever made to instil the principles of Catholicism into the minds of the Protestant pupils. My visit to this nunnery was a profitable One: It taught me to con demn myself for having entertained harsh and uncharitable opinions of the monastic life ; it afforded me a practical proof that seclusion does not necessarily imply inactivity, but that an entire withdrawal from what is called the world, is compatible with a diligent and extensive exercise of the spirit of philanthrophy. Several of the descriptive scenes in this work are very beautifully and chastely written. In his ardent admiration of gardens, green meadows, waving corn, and the healthy pursuits of agricultural life, Mr. Binns is a true disciple of Cowley. The illustrations of these volumes reflect great credit upon the artists by whom they were executed. LIFE AND TIMES OF LOUIS IV.—Two Vols. Bentley, London, 1838. Mr. James, the author of the work before us, is one of the most agreeable of modern historians and biographers. If he do not go very deep into his subject, or take any very philosophical or comprehensive views of it, he at any rate treats it in an attractive and popular manner : is in variably accurate in his details of facts, and well versed in the periods which he undertakes to discuss. His Memoir of Cardinal Richelieu, and still more, that of the famous Finance Minister, Colbert, both of which he contributed to Lardner's Cyclopamlia, displayed Mr. James's qualifica tions as a popular biographer in a most favourable light. In these entertaining productions, which were just of a fitting length, he skimmed the surface of history in a very pleasant, graceful, and rapid manner ; nor does he ex hibit his powers to less advantage in the more important work before us, which, however, is not so much a history —if by this phrase is meant a profound, or elaborate, or argumentative production, such as Gibbon's Rome, or Tur ner's Anglo-Saxons, or Hallam's Middle Ages—as a lively collection of details, plentifully interspersed with charac teristic anecdote, illustrative of the habits and position of France during the earlier period of the reign of Louis XIV. The materials for such a work are abundant, nor are they very difficult of access, and Mr. James has gleaned from all sources, and shared no pains to make his work as com plete as possible. It has evidently been a labour of lose to him ; and no wonder, for the French memoir-writers are in general most fascinating gossips ; and consequently he has fully succeeded in his task. In fact, he may be said, to a certain extent, to have broken new ground ; for his volumes have not the grave and formal dignity of regular history, nor have they the mere light domestic character of the personal biography ; but hold a mean between the two —that is to say, occupy a sort of neutral ground. The present volumes merely come down to the period of the coronation of the young King Louis, when the disturbances of the Trondes had been subdued, Cardinal Mazarin restored to power, and the Royal authority fully re-established, so that the more showy and stir ring portions of the Monarch's reign, when he waged war with all Europe, and placed France for a season at the head of European States, is yet to be discussed. We have not the slightest doubt that the work will be popular— eminently so—for, in the first place, the subject is as felicitously chosen as Robertson's Charles the Fifth ; and secondly, it is treated in a spirited dramatic form, as is ge nerally the case when a successful novelist undertakes a publication of the sort ; though we must do Mr. James the Justice to say, that in no one instance that we have been able to detect, on a cursory perusal of his volumes, has he made feet subordinate to the purposes of fiction. We have unfor tunately no space for extracts, or we should give some spe cimens of his manner, when treating of those two famous personages—De Retz and Turenne. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF SARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH, 2 vols. Colburn, London, 1838. Those who have read Archdeacon Coxe's Life of the Duke of Marlborough, will, no doubt, be anxious to road the present work, which clears up many matters that were there but imperfectly glanced at, or left in some degree of obscurity. The publication is, in every respect, a valuable one ; for the times, to which the extensive correspondence contained in it has reference, were among the most stirring of any recorded in English history ; when party spirit was inflamed to a degree bordering upon madness ; when the whole continent was in a most excited, inflammable con dition, owing to the all-grasping ambition of Louis the Fourteenth ; and when England had not yet settled down from the fierce social and political ferments brought about by the revolution, and the restless incessant intrigues of the fallen dynasty of the Stuarts. The Duchess of Marlbo rough was no inactive spectator of those troublous times ; her influence was great ; she was acquainted with almost all the leading statesmen of the day ; was quick-witted, am bitious, and intriguing in her nature ; and tasked all her faculties to further the views of her party. For some time her political influence was unbounded ; but she out lived it, and spent hrr old age, as we see by the volumes before us, a prey to spleen, melancholy, and disappoint ments of all sorts. It is curious,•indeed, to see by her own revelations, what an utter contempt she felt and expressed for the world, when she was no longer an active public cha racter. Everything she appeared to think was going vvrong, merely because she herself had ceased to be the influential politician that she once was. She had toleration f o r no body, but allowed feelings of moroseness and disappoint ment to cloud a naturally clear and vigorous understanding. " I think," she observes, in one of her journals, dated is the year 1737, " I think one ca'nt leave the world at la better time than now, when there is no such thing as real friendship, truth, justice, honour, or indeed anything that is agreeable in life. I am so weary of life, that I don't care how soon the stroke is given me, which I only wisl , may be with as little pain as possible. As to my own par . titular, I have nothing to reproach myself with ; and I thin k it very improbable that I should live to suffer what others will do, who have contributed to the ruin of their country ; and when I am dead I shall hear nothing of it, nor have the uneasiness when I die of parting with anything that gives me much pleasure. There is such a change in the world since I knew it first, that though one's natural plea sure is to love people, the generality of the world are in something or other so disagreeable, that it is impossible to do se." This is the language of sour spleen and disappoint ment, and not of a philosophical conviction of the hollow ness and inefficiency to create happiness, of all ivordly pur suits. We see by its very bitterness, that the spirit of am bition is not dead, and that had occasion offered, the Duchess, despite her age and affected indifference to 11.!'n, would fain have again returned to that sphere in which she played so conspicuous a part. The letters of her cele brated husband, the conqueror of the Generals of' Louis the Fourteenth, and in which, according to the cautious spirit of those times, numerals are used in speaking of political characters, are some of them very curious ; they form, in deed, the most entertaining portion of the volumes, being as remarkable for their strong sense and judgment, as for their barbarous diction and indifferent orthography. Next in in terest to the Duke of Marlborough's letters—which we should observe, show throughout great deference to his wife —are the Duchess's sketches of some of the most eminent political characters of her day. The best is that of Qua ea Assistant Agricultural Commissioner on the late Irish Poor Inquiry, in 2 vols. London, Longman and Co., 1838. This is decidedly the best work that has yet appeared on the state of the poor in Ireland. To read it and not arrive at the conclusion, that its author is a man of gene rous and enlightened views, of rare simplicity and goodness of heart, and as divested of prejudice as it is possible for a person to be who is stedfast in the maintenance of his religious and political principles, is, to our thinking, impos sible. That it is a faithful transcript of Mr. Binns' im pressions, thoughts, and feelings, presented to the public without artifice, and solely with a view to make the actual condition of the poor of that country better understood, is as unquestionable as the manner is creditable to his shrewdness as an inquirer, and his sense of justice as an Englishman. Mr. Binns arrived in Dublin in the Summer of 1835, and from his route—described on a map of Ire land prefixed to the first volume—his survey of the country was sufficiently extensive, and his intercourse with all classes of the people was varied and prolonged enough, to enable him to judge impartially of what bad been before advanced of the " Miseries and Beauties" of Ireland, as well as to suggest for the removal of the former several im portant remedies. To the far-famed hospitality of the people of Ireland, Mr. Binns bears the following testimony:— Many of the Irish consider it a religious duty to keep the door open when at meals, that the passing stranger may enter and partake. lam happy to add my testimony to that of other travellers in favour of the hospitality and kindness of the Irish in all parts of the country through which I have had an opportunity of travelling, but it is the most re markable among the poor. In the hundreds of miserable cabins which I entered, a seat, if there was one, was always at my service, and if the inmates did n o t i nv i te me to share t h e b es t they pos sesse d, i t was from diffidence a l one , f or t h ey always seemed gratified if I took a po. tatoe from th e b ow l uninvited. Indeed, I invar i a bl y exper i ence d t h e utmost civility, accompanied with a courtesy of manner which would have done honour to a higher rank of life. And in another place : Their misery is borne with cheerfulness; they are uniformly polite and hospitable, and ever ready to communicate any information which it may be in their power to supply. Although I have travelled through most of the counties in Ireland, I never yet met with an instance of in civility on entering their cabins, however abruptly; on the contrary, a hearty welcome was always given ; my can seem e d t o exc ite their grati tude; and good wishes,. warmly expressed, cons t an tly a ttended my de. par ture. The submission of th ese poor creatures to the hard dest i ny entailed upon them is remarkable. Upon one occasion a woman ob served to me that " they had hard" fare and disappointments, but God prepared the back for the burthen." By way of giving them some little comfort, I frequently remarked that they and their children were far more healthy than the rich ; they would reply—" God so ordered it for the poor." Want of space prevents us from entering at any length into the opinions of the author respecting the remedies to be adapted for removing the evils that oppress Ireland. W e s hall, however, take a fitting opportunity to cite then: in a form not less complimentary to him. In the mean time we beg to introduce our readers of the fair sex to the interior of an establishment, which must ever be to them an object of lively curiosity —a Catholic Nunnery : From these novel and interesting sce nes I h astene d t o t a ke ad• vantage of the kind offer of a lady in Galway, to accompany me to the Presentat i on Nunnery. On knocking at the door we were immediately admitted, and po litely conducted by one o f t h e Sisters to - t h e sev eral ro oms in which the pupils were prosec u ti ng the i r studies. Thi s ad mirablestablishment consists of twenty nuns and a superintendent, oundto;ether by the benevolent desire of promoting the comfort and the happiness of their fellow beings, and successfully devoting their best liE SUS, LONDON, ritiliSnAy, .1 - . ANltiAttAt 1838, rune, which is jdElf, id the mpirt, though deformed here and • here by spleen and party spirit. THE E 3 VoLs. ilen 2 : T, Lontion, lett . L ae U y The greatest fault of this novel i« that there is too much pretension about it. The author is cunstantly indulging 'n reflections, Midst 6f which are irreievailt, for no other purpose, as it siienid teeth; than of showing, of what a leeply meditative character he Mdreoter, he is much addicted to putting forth set aphorisms, wttiela i a pity, for ae is anything but a ,llorThefoueault, or a Swift. When, however, dispensing with these little affectations, he comes to deal with incident, he is by no means unsuccessful ; his third volume, in particular, contains some passages full of fire and energy, and which might redeem a far more indiffe rent novel than the Elopement. TRIFLES FOR LEISURE HOURS. Si;npkin and Marshall, London, 1838. A pleasant enough collection of prose tales, essays, and sketches, the production apparently of a lady. The best tale is the one entitled " A Voice from the Grave." PARLIAMENTARY DI VISIONS. L 0 WEI? CANADA GOVERNMENT BILL. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, SAN. 23. Order read, for resuming adjourned Debate on Amendment pro posed to be made to the Question (22d January), " That the Bill be committed :"—And which Amendment was to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " this Bill be taken into further consideration upon this day six months," instead thereof :--Question again proposed,—" That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :" Debate resumed :—Question put,—The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 262. Etwall, R. Milnes, Richard Evans, Colonel Morpeth, Viscount Evans, W. B. Muskett, G. A. Farnham, E. B. 0 Brien, W. S. Ferguson, Sir It A. O'Ferrall, More Finch, Francis Paget, lord A. Fitzalan, ...ord Paget, F. Fitzroy, Lord C. Pskington, J. S. Fleetwood, H. Palmerston, Viscount Fleming, ,kylmlrai Parker, J. Forbes, W. Parker, T. A. W. Fort, John Parrott, J. Fremantle, Sir T. Peel, Sir R. French, F. Pemberton, Thomas Freshfield, J. W Perceval, Captain Gibson, J. Phillpotts, J. Gladstone, W. E. Pinney, W. Goddard, Ambrose Ponsonby, Hon. J. Gordon, R. Poulter, J. S. Goring, 11. D. Protheroe, E. Granby, Marquis Pryme, G. Grattan, J. Reddington, T. N. Greene, T. Reid, Sir John Rae Grey, Sir G. Rice, Edward Grimston, Viscount Bi ce , T . S. Grimstonc, E. 11. [Lich, H. Guest, J. J. Richards, Richard Halford, H. Rolfe, Sir R. M. Hallyburton, Lord D. Bose, Sir George Handley, H. Round, C. 0. Hardinge, Sir H. Rushbrooke, Colonel Harland, W. C. Rusheut, Bowles Hustle, A. Round, J. Hawes, B. Russell, Lord John Hawk es, T. Salwcv, Colonel . Hawkins, H. Scarlett, Major J. Y. Hay, Sir A. 1,. " Seymour, Lord Hayter, G. \V. Sheppard, T. Herbert, Sidney Shir , ey, E. J. Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Slaney, R. Hobhouse, T. 13. Smith, J. A. Hodges, 'l'. L. Smith, Hon. R. J. Hodgson, R. Somerville, Sir W. Hogg, J. W. Spencer, lion. F. Hollond, Rabat Standish, Charles Holmes, W. Stanley, W. 0. Hope, O. W. Steuart, R. Horsman, Edward Strangways, J. G. Hotham, Lord Strutt, Edward Howard, F. J. Stuart, H. Howard, P. H. Stuart, Lord James Howick. Lord Stuart, \V. Vi tiers Hurnphery, J. Style, Sir T. C. Hurst, It. H. Sugitcn, Sir Edward Hutton, It. Surrey, Earl of Ingham, Robert Talfoursl, T. N. Inglis, Sir R. H. Thomson, C. P. Irving, John Thorneley, Thomas James, W. Tracy, H. James, Sir Walter Trench, Sir F. .Jones, Wilson Trevor, Hon. G. R. Kemble, Henry Troubridge, Sir T. Kinnaird, Hon. A. F 1 ufncll, H. Knight, 11. G. Verney, Sir H. Labousliere, H. Ville s, Lord Lambton, H. Vivian, J. 11. Langdale, Hon. C. Vivian, Sir R. It. I.,asce'les, W. S. Walker, It. Law, lion. C. E. Wall, C. B. l,efevre, C. S. ' Ward, H. 0. Lennox, Lord 0. Westenra, 11. R. Lennox, Lord A. Westenra, J. C. Loch, James Wilbraham, G. Lockhart, N. M. Wilmot, Sir E. Logan, 11. Wilshere, W. Lushington, C. Winnington, T. Lygon, lion. Oil. Winnington, H. Lynch, A. 11. Wodehouse, Hon. E. Mackenzie, Thomas Wood, C. Mackenzie, W. F. Wood, Captain Maclean, 1). Worsley, Lord M'Leod, It. Wynn, C. W. Mahon, Lord Wys,, Thomas Marshall, W Young, 0. F. htartin, J. Young, John Mart in, G. R. TELLERS. Melgund, Lord Smith, Vernon Mildmay, P. St. J. Stanley, E. J. IV - 7. Acland, T. D. A'Couit, Capt. E Adam, Sir Charles Aglionhy, H. A. Alford, Viscount Alsager, Richard Alston, Rowland Anson, Hon, Colonel Ashley, Lot d Attwood, Wolverly Bagge, W. Bagot, Hon. W. Bailie, Colonel H. llaker; E. Barnard, E. G. Barrington, Viscount Belfast, rd Bcntinck, Lord G. Berkeley,'F. H. Bernal, if. Hewes ' T. Blair, J. Blake, W. J. Bolling, W. Borthwick, P. Bowes, J. Bradshaw, James Bramston, T. W. Broadley, H. Broadwood, H. Brodie, W. B. Brownrigg, J. S. Bruges, W. H. L. Buller, C. Buller, E. Bulwer, E. L. I3urdett, Sir F. Burr, Higford Bustleld, W. Byng, George Byng, G. S. Campbell, Sir John Canning, Sir S. Castlereagh, Viscount Cavendish, Hon. C. Cavendish, G. H. Cayley, E. S. Chalmers, P. Chillers, J. W. Chisholm, A. W. Chute, W. L. W. Clay, W. Clayton, Sir W. Colquhoun, Sir J. Coote, Sir C Copeland, W. Corry, Right Hon. H Courtenay, T. P. Cowper, W. F. Craig, \V. Gibson Crawford, W. Dalmeny, Lord Dalmryple, Sir A. Darner, Hon. G. Darby, George Dasliwood, G. H. Denison, W. J. De Horsey, S. FL Divett, E l)ottin, A. R. Douglass, Sir C. Dowdeswell. W. Duckworth, S. Dtigdale, W. S. Duke, Sir James Duncan, Lord Dundas, F. Easthope, John Eaton, Richard J. Egerton, Lord F. Eliot, Lord Eliot, Hon J. E. Ellice, Captain Ellice, Rt. Hon. K Ellice ' E. Ellis, J. Erle, William Estcourt, 1: S. B IN 0 It ITY-N OE S, Jervis, Swynflo Leader, J. T. Lister, E C. Molesworth, Si' \V. Tonter, Vigors, N. Wakley, Thomas Warliu rtoti, IL \Vilna:us, W. TELLS H H. Joseph Grote, G. Baines F Ilrothertou, J. Callaghan, I). Currie, Itaikes (illon, W. I). Harvey, D. W. Hindley, C. Motion made, and Question put,—" That the Order of the Day for the Committee on the Lower Canada Government Bill have pre cudence of Notices of Motions on Thursday next :"—The House divided Acland,T. D. MAJORITY—AYES, 101. Gillon, W. D. Pakington, John S. Goddard, Ambrose Paliner,tone, Visct. Gordon, Robert Parker, Job Goring, H. 1). Parrott, J. Grey, Sir G. Phillpotts, John Grimston, Lord Pinney, W. Grimston, Hon. E. Pryme, G. ifirvey, D. W. ltedington, T. N Hawes, B. Rice, T. S. Hob:muse, Sir J. C. Richards, R. Hobhouse, T. B. Rolfe, Sir It. M. 'lodges, T L. Rose, Sir G. Hodgson, Richard Round, C. G. Hoßond, Itoh, it ltiishbrooke, Colonel Howard, I'. 11. Russell, Emil John Howick, Lord • Salwey, Colonel Hurst, It. 11. Scarlett, Hon. R. Hutton, Robert Smith, R. Vernon Inglis, Sir It. 11. Somerville, Sir \V. James, W. , .Statiley, E. J. Ki.:naird, Hon. A. Stroll, E. Langdale ' lion. C Thomson, C. P. L e f ec i e , C. Shaw Thorneley, Thomas Lelinox, Lord G. Tracy, H. H. Lister, H .C. 'l'm I,er, Edmund Lockhart, A M. Turner, William Loian, Hart Wilbrahlin, G. Lushington, Charles Winnington, 'l'. E. Mackenzie, Thomas Winninton, H. J. M'Leod, R. I Wood, Thoma Martin, John N‘ynn, C. W.' Morpcth, Viscount Manes, It. M. Muskett, George A. 0' ferrall, More 9dam, Admiral Sir C. A glionby, 11. A. Alsager, Richard Ashley, Lord Itainci', E. Barington, Lord Reaves, T. Borthwick, Peter Bradshaw, James Broadwood Henry Brodie, W. D. Ilmtherton, J. Bruges, W. H. L. Buller, C. Busfeild, William Campbell, Sir J. Cavendish,'Hon. C. ' Chahners Patrick Cl,Tton, Sir W. Craig, Ny. bari4, George De Horsey, S. El. Douglas, Sir C. E Dowdeswell, W. E, Duke, Sir James Dundas, Frederick Ellis, John Erle, William Estcourt, T. S. B. Farnham, E. B. Finch, Francis Fleetwood, H. Forbes, W. TELLINIS Labouchere, H . Steuart, It. Gibson; Jams Grote, G. Hindley, Charles Hume, Joseph iILINORITY-NOES, Vigors, N. A Warlairt2n, H, Williams, NV. TELLERS. Wakley, Thomas Leader, J. I. FINE ARTS. . We have just seen a plate entitled ",The Last Supper," 'which has been executed under the direction of Mr. Notte, the artist. It shows considerable skill and delicacy of touch, more especially the back-ground ; but the figures and features of the Apostles have little or nothing of that expressive character, so remarkable in the original de sign of Leonardo da Vinci. Nevertheless, the plate looks well to the eye, from the novel nature of the engraving. It is published by Mr. Herring of Oxford-street. „ ECONOMIST” NEWSPAPER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—An advertisement having appeared announcing the revival of the Economist and Joint Stock Bankers' Journal, in which my name is mentioned, I'was induced to correct tho mistake involved in it, by the following explana tion to the gentleman from whom it emanated ; and as it will also serve to explain to the readers of that paper the reason for its not being resumed, and that other parties have made arrangements for supplying its place, I beg the favour of your inserting it. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, THOMAS JOPLIN. 13, St. Swithin's-lane, Jan. 23, 1838. 2, Montague-street, Russell-square, Jan. 22, 1838. DEAR observed in yesterday's paper an advertise ment in which my name appears, and which must be obviously the result of mistake. I communicated to the Committee of the Joint Stock Bank Association your willingness to start the Economist upon the principles on which it was first established, free from politics, and devoted to commerce. There was a disposition on their part to favour your propo sition, and recommend your paper to the Joint Stock Banks, and I should have been glad to have given you my assistance (at all events until the paper had been re-established), though I should have declined having my name in any way advertised. But I found that without the Economist was recommended on my own account and risk, it was the intention of a gentleman, extensively connected with Joint Stock Banks, to start a paper in opposition to it. This of course he would not do, without the support of a considerable portion of them, and it appeared undesirable under these circumstances to proceed with the arrangement. I felt assured that it would riot answer the purpose of two papers. It was obvious also that the exist ance of rival papers would only lead to disunion amongst the Joint Stock Banks, and that it could not fail to produce per sonal differences, in which I was determined not to be in volved, and these sentiments being approved by different members of the Committee, I declined any further interference in the arrangements proposed for recommencing the Econo mist, to which I mean to adhere. This being the case I have written to the Stamp Office to beg them not to allow the title of the Economist to be used or incorporated with any other paper, and shall feel obliged by the mistake that has arisen being corrected in the way most agreeable to you, provided the fact of its being a mistake be sufficiently made known. I am, dear Sir, your most obedient servant, THOMAS JOPLIN. To --, Esq. THE RIVER. The strong north-easterly wind which prevailed yesterday, occasionally blowing a hurricane, had the effect of disturbing the ice on the river, and blew it over towards the south shore, which was entirely blocked up, and no vessels, barge's or boats, could more in or out. The ice has considerably increased since Tuesday, in consequence of the severe frost yesterday and the preceding night ; and although . most of the dock entrances were cleared of the ice on Tuesday, they were found again frozen over on the following morning. Between Greenwich and Blackwell the stream was covered with ice from one side to the other. There were not more than a dozen small boats ventured across the river all day, below London bridge. These were navigated by a few hardy watermen, w ho appeared unmindful of the danger. The icebergs were occasionally driven, with great violence, against the ships, by the extraordinary force of the wind ; and on the break ing up of the weather , many w il l have to go i nto doc k t o re pair. A number of s hi ps a r e still m oo r e d a l o n gs ide the Cus tom-house Quay and Tower wharf, out of the way of the drifts' of ice, and there they are likely to remain for some time longer. The south shore above bridge was blocked in the same nienner as below, and the coal-merchants were unable to send their lighters away to the Pool for coals. At high water the ice extended right across the river at Westminster- At Blackfriars, however, there was a clear waterway in Westminster bridge. the middle of the river. The changes which present themselves on the river are most extraordinary. At one hour a large space is quite clear of ice ; the next hour it is covered, and field upon Held up the stream, dashi ng an d cras hi ng aga i ns t t h e ves sels, flows up and bridges ; returning again as the tide recedes. The wind blew so keenly and fiercely all day that no one ven tured on the ice on the river, and the sliders and skaters also kept away. There will be a new moon to-morrow morning, and conseque n t l y a lofty spring - tide at the period of the pri mary hi g h water, or that w hi c h d epen d s on t h e moon, coming to the south, and also at the time of secondary high water, de pending upon the moon being on the opposite part of the me ridian. The north-east wind always has the effect of driving the waters up the Channel, and there can be no doubt, if the wind continues in the same quarter, there will be an extra ordinary high tide to-morrow, if not this afternoon, which, in the present state of the river, is likely to cause a great deal of misch i e f. We cannot, therefore, too strongly recommend the owners of water-side premises to use the necessary precau tions to prevent their shops, warehouses, and underground apartments from being filled with water. (TIE SERPENTINE.—From the intense frost during the pre vious L ight, the ice on the Serpentine yesterday morning was seven inches and a half thick, being an increase in thickness by which it was covere d on Monday being frozen, was x of one and a half-i nches from Tuesday. Its surface, from the w even, and fr om i ts transparency resem b led a po isaicitceeed water y m irror. It was a l so so extreme l y s li ppery, from t h e seve rity of the frost , that persons venturing to cross it were co mpelled to slide whether they would or not, 'or to measure their leng th on its surfac e. Several curious accidents of that kind occurre d, to th e no small amusement of the lookers on, w ho, by-the - bye , owing to the cutting north-easterly blasts, ti were not very numerous. Many carriages filled with elegantly dressed ladies, however, graced the banks. The skaters were but few, and no accidents occurred. ST. JAMES'S PARK.—.The skaters in St. James's Park were very numerous, and the ice was very good, but of so polished a surface, that the skaters had great difficulty in stopping t h emse l ves when approaching the spots where the ice had consequences, which ch fr had om been broken for the benefit of the water f ow l, w hi c h spots, owing to the intensity of the frost, were yesterday aga i n f rozen over. nearly been About a t tended half-past fatal saiuen wo o'clock n n accident, occurred the above circumstances : as a young man named Charles Langley, residing at No. 44, New-street, Westminster, whiht skating close to the island opposite Buckingham Palace, which o b t er ie n r n ic a e m in e e d n " w Q er u e ee it i l fs irr l lm sle e i d id ia , by Captain --, the gentleman w h ose pert i nac i ous attent i ons to her Majesty at K ens i ngton attracte d so much attention, has immediate became atte n d a i n n e ' e m withersed t . h eN ice - h b o s a n t d , &c., and lie was got out. ' RFGENT • S Penh.—The ice in the Regent's Park was yes terday very good, with scarcely any cracks. During the day there were full 1,000 skaters on the ice. Among them were :hrce ladies, whose graceful evolutions attracted much atten 'ion. They were habited ala Russe, and were attended by a very servant. THE WEATHER. The London mail of Saturday had not arrived up till three o'clock. We have had more of winter during the last ten days than fur several years past—the frost has been very sharp (Ther. down to 18. 0.), and the weather in general settled and fine, till yesterday morning, when a strong breeze set in from the eastward, attended by a severe snow drift, which con tinued without intermission during the day, the wreaths both in the town and neighbourhood bring of such depth as to render moving about rather inconvenient ; fortunately, towards evening it became comparatively calm, and this morning we , have a ge n tl e t h aw, w i t h t h e w i n d i nc li n i ng from the south, Ther. at 10 a.nit., 38. o. —Greenock Advertiser of Monday. The thermometer on Saturday morning stood at 22 degrees below th e f reezing point, out of doors, a point of depression which is not often known in this neighbourhood. So exces sive was the cold that the butchers were obliged to saw th jomts of their meat asunder, as the knife was rendered useless. N% hilst, however, the inland districts have been covered with " - "ow, we have scarcely had sufficient to whiten the surface of the ground. In the metropolis, it is remarked that the ther mometer has not been so low as it was on the 20th instant for a period of e i g ht een y ears . On S u nday the thermometer rose conaderably, a n d a sl e et came down which froze on the ground as it fell, and in the evening the streets became so slippery, that it was an experiment of the greatest danger to venture abroad. —Liverpool Courier (Wednesday). In consequence of the snow yesterday the London Mail (lid not reach Glasgow till an hour and a half past its usual time. In the early part of Saturday the frost was nearly as severe as on the day preceding, but towards evening there were dis tinct indications of a coming change. A thick haze came over the sky from the north-east, and slight gusts of wind t occac:7lailY past. Yesterday morning was ushered in with drifting snow, am: :!‘roughout the day our vrects pro m well be imagined. All rented as dreary an aspoct as co: was white above and below. The very wa.!s Of the houses were white, being clogged with the drift. Instedj of the , roved of church-goers, who on ordinary Sundays render our city so noiselessly cheerful, we had yesterday only a few indi viduals here and there, cautiously following each other's foot steps among the snow, and bending their umbrellas against the blast. To-day there is a thaw, with some drops of rain. At Paisley, the fall of snow has been on an average from 10 to 12 inches deep, but where it has drifted with the wind the depth is considerably greater. This morning the streets and r ,-;zds leading to the town are nearly blocked up, and there is scarcely a cart or carriage of any description to he seen. The nice o'clock stage ;;-,ri Glasgow did not arrive till nearly eleven, and even then the hors:._ were so exhausted, that they had to stop at the east end of the town, ~being unable to get to the Cross.—Glasgoto Chronicle of Monday. Keen as the frost is in this quarter , we are aii I , ut utter strangers to snow, compared to two neighbouring countie,;---- Selkirkshire aud Roxburghshire. Up to the 20th current we had a continuation of clear, black frost, with the higher hills slightly capped, and the fields plentifully crisped with cran reuch, which the lapse of every night renewed, and the sun as regularly all but brushed away. But the 21st disclosed a totally different scene, and now as far as the eye can reach every object is dazzling white, if we except streams struggling through ice, hedge-rows partially bared by the blast, and here and there clumps of funereal-looking pines, which, as was remarked in this paper many years ago, " form the only rents in the winding-sheet of nature." In the country labour is 'all but suspended, and little heard save the din of curling, from Tweedshaws to Portpatrick in one direction, and from New Cumnock to "the Scots' Dyke" in another.— Dumfried Courier. The severe front which had kept the ground clad with snow since this day fortnight, gave way in course of Sunday night ; since which the thaw has proceeded with considerable rapidity. Showers of sleet and snow fell during the whole of Sunday, accompanied with a strong east wind. During the last week, the cold was most intense, especially during the night betwixt Friday and Saturday, when the thermometer, in Prince's street, fell so low as eight degrees, and at the Botanic Gar dens it ranged a degree lower, being at seven—a degree of cold which we believe has not been experienced here for 20 years before.—Edinburgh Advertiser, of Tuesday. Both north and south the mails are detained behind their time. There is no snow between Inverness and Perth. In Caithness there has also been a considerable fall of snow, and travelling on the coast, or Aberdeen Road, is impeded from the same cause:—lnverness Courier. _ _ _ On Friday, the navigation of the Clyde, from the dense fog, was nearly stopped. Few of the steamers have ventured to leave the Broomielaw, and as few arrived. At one part of the day the river about Dumbarton Castle was studded with steamers aground. CANADA. THE LUMBER TROOP. Last evening there was a pretty good muster of Troopers, and a large number of visitors at the Troop Hall, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, and after some preliminary business had been disposed of, the Colonel announced the resumption of the adjourned debate on the Canada ques. tion, that had been introduced by Lieutenant Carpenter on the preced ing Wednesday. Comrade WELLS thought that the troop could not consistently pro.. coed with the discussion of a revolution that had been drawn up pre •lously to the full exposition of the Ministerial course of policy having been brought before Parliament, as was the case with this one. It was true, he said, that Lord John Russell had previously made a general statement of what the Government thought of doing ; but who, he asked, could found any proceedings upon a si.eech of such a man as the Home Secretary ? A desultory discussion ensued, after which, with the consent of the mover, the resolution was put and negatived. Comrade HAINES then rose, and in a long, eloquent, and powerful speech, proposed the following resolution : " That this meeting is most anxious that her Majesty's Government should pursue a course more consistent with sound policy and the claims of justice towards the province of Lower Canada, than the one embraced in the Bill now on the table of the House of Commons." ,The Speaker not only took an able review of the Government of the two Canadas during the last quarter of a century, and of the discontent and excitement which had resulted therefrom, but exhibited, in a very striking light, the intimate cohnexion that subsisted between the suc cess of the Canadians in realising their just demands, and the progress of Constitutional Reform in England. The suspension of the Canadian Constitution was, he maintained, a proceeding against which every British subject should protest, as a blow levelled at the very foundation of civil and political liberty all over the world. Past officer Wittiasts next addressed the troop , and the discussion was further adjourned until Wednesday next, upon the motion of Quar termaster Swaine. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LO GAZETTE. COLONIAL-OFFICE, DOWNING-STREET, J. Dispatches have been received from Lieutenant-Gene Colborne, K. C. B. Commander of the Forces in Canada. 1:3(1 15th December 1837, of which the following are . copies Extra-t from 4 Dispatch from Lieutenant-General Sir John borne, K. C. g. to Major-General Lord Fitzroy Somerset, dated Montreal, December 13, 1837. " 1 have the htmour to acquaint you, that, on the return of Co lonel Gore from St. Hyaciothe with part of the force wider his; command, I detached Lieutena:llt,!Colonel Hughes, of the 'llth re giment, with ten companies, to attat:j< the rebels which had entered St. Armand, from Swanton, in the tit:"ited States ; the brave and loyal volunteers of Missisqui, however, had, previously to the march of that officer from St. John's, dispersed the Ca:2ndians of which he was in pursuit. They were commanded by Bouchetie and Gaynor'. " I proceed this day, with all my disposable force, towards St, Eustach', in expectation of speedily putting down the revolt in flu; Grand Brule, in the county of the fwo Mountains." Head-quarters, St. Benoit, Grand Brule, December 15, 1837. MY Loin,—ln transmitting to you a copy of a dispatch to th General Commanding-in-Chief, I beg to inform your Lordship,. ;.!2at lentertain no doubt that the revolt in Lower Canada is cum' T;leteij,?.t an end. The whole of the habitans, who were in arms, in the coui:ty of the Lake of the Two Mountains, the most dip; turbed part of iLo district, since the commencement of the revolt,'; are returning to thei: homes, and bringing in their arms to my Head-quarters.—l have hon,:.sur , to be, &c. J. COLBORNE, Lieut.-Gen. The Right Hon. Lord Glenelg, H. M. Secre tary of State, Colonial Department. • (Copy.) Head-quarters, Saint Benoit, Grand Br;:'. My Lord—l marched with the disposable force under my pm.- rnand from Montreal, on the 13th, and entered Saint Eustache on the next day ; this village had been occupied for ten days, by abont twelve hundred rebels, commanded by Chenien and Girod, two of the most active of their leaders. On the appearance of the Queen's troops, the greater part of the rebels dispersed, but others remained, and fired from the church and adjacent houses, which were taken without much loss. I continued my march to Saint Benoit, Grand Brule, this morn ing ; a section of the country in which more outrages had been committed than in any other part of the country, since the com mencement of the revolt. It appears that the r'bel army dispersed yesterday, and this morn ing the peasantry, which have been assembled, are bringing in their arms to Head-quarters ; and, I have reason to believe that, in every part of the country the habitans have returned to their houses, and that the revolt has been completely nut down. Our loss has been inconsiderable ; the details of the ma:ch I shall take an early op portunity of communicating to you. I have the honour to be, &V.• J. COLBORNE,. Lieut. Gen. Major-General the Right Hon. Lord Fitzroy Somel:let, &c. &c. HOUSELESS POOR ASYLUM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,—l take this opportunity of returning you thanks for the prompt attention you paid to my letter, which you inserted in your valu able journal of the llth inst., to the Committee of the Houseless Poor, id Play House.yard. I am happy to hear the Committee have since held meet;;::_zs at their office, 75, Old Broad-street, and have in some degree responele:.! to my suggestion. Being informed some part of the Committee attend thC _Asylum every evening to makesuch arrangements for the poor as in their j ue 'jment will be an improvement, and more be neficial to their interest, and re;;:ve in some measure the burden from the atish of St. Luke which is occas,,:m ed by this Asy:um—it is much to be hoped (ultimately) an infirmary the sick poor will form part of the establishment--then it w ill b e one :if the most useful charities in this great metropolis, and exceeded by none cn2 the score of humanity; as it will alleviate the sufferings of the most dist:essed of the human race, when many of them are on the brink of eterni:.Y, borne down by hunger, co!d,jand disease, which no one can sufficiently 4 ;,'escribe, unless they have witnessed the scene of misery and wretchedness. 31 has been said that the Committee have not funds sufficient to carry out :be bene fits of this charity to the full extent, to add an infirmary, &c.; 11' 80 it is much to be lamented. However, I was happy to see in ye sterda i S paper a report (published by order of the Committee):of the subscriptions and donations received, and will continue to be received by their Presi dent, the Lord Mayor, and the London bankers, &c. God grant that all persons who are blessed with the good things of this world will open their benevolent hearts, and lend a helping hand to this benevolent in stitution. There is a cheering hope that those ladies and gentlemen whose accounts stand well at their bankers will have the kindness to transfer from their own account to that of the Houseless Poor with a liberal hand. It may be seen in the Committee's report in yesterday's papers, that 900 poor distressed individuals were relieved the nine first nights the asylum was opened, from the 9th to the 18th inst., and some of them almost in a state of nudity. If only the benevolent heart can draw this picture of misery to its own breast in this inclement season, I fear not but the result will be a liberal subscription or donation, ac cording to their abilities, so as to establish an asylum for the sick poor, which will be a very desirable acquisition to the establishment, and also add lustre to British humanity. If any person for a moment doubt the usefulness of this asylum, I beg they will favour it with a visit any evening after five o'clock, and their doubts will very soon be set at rest. A GUARDIAN of the POOR Of the Parish of St. Luke, MiJellesex. 27, Banner-street, Jan. 20, 1838. , lap';';'.;7:1•:;" - "T:,,, • 4,441 BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS. BRINSELs, JAN. 22.—The old hospital of the camp at Beverloo, i totally destroyed by a fire, which broke out on the 19th in the evening it was occupied by a detachment of soldiers labouring under ophthalmia and by the officers of the Boards of Management. The magazines with. out exception, the accounts of the hospital, and the strong-chest of the Director, are burnt ; the arms of the soldiers are lost. But greater ca lamities are to be deplored. Some say six dead bodies have been found among the ruins; six of the blind soldiers are wounded, three of them very severely, and 136 escaped from the flames in a state of nudity— clothing was provided for them. BRUSSELS, JAN. 23.—The accounts of the dreadful fire, which has thrown the city of Ghent into consternation, are still incomplete. The beautiful church of the Augustines, and two large manufactories were destroyed at the beginning. The fire first broke out at the manufac tory of Mr. Flaxman, to which, it was hoped, it would have been con fined, but communicated to an adjoining howc, and thence to the church of the Augustines, after which, it was impossible to stop its progress, the frost preventing the engines from worki:7g for long time, and the fire extended to the convent of the Augustine%, all which were completely destroyed, and every effort was directed to save the neigh. bouring buildings. It was necessary to pull down two houses, to cut off the communication, and several others are much damaged. The loss is very great, and partly irreparable. The silver plate belonging to the church of the Augustines, and two fine pictures by Crayer, were saved, but all the sacerdotal ornamtnts, and many valuable articles were destroyed. It seems that all the pictures in the church were burnt, except ten. In one part of the convent was the library of the late Mr. Lammens, now the property of Professor Vats Coetsene, which was on the point of being sold by auction. The catalogue contained 18,000 lots. The staircase leading to the library, was in flames, and these treasures were on the point of being destroyed, when it was recollected that another staircase, which, however, was walled up at the top, led to the library ; an open ing having been made, measures were taken to preserve the books, which might have answered the end, liad not the danger excited fears, which, perhaps, were exaggerated. The voluMes were thrown out of the window, so that a great part of them ware destroyed or damaged, the precious MSS. were saved. Fears were entertained for the Museum, and the pictures, which were of a size to be removed without damage, were carried to a place of safety. At one time it was proposed to cut the large pictures from the frames, but this happily proved to be unneces. nary. It is not certain whether any lives are lost. BERLIN, JAN. 1 I.—The latest accounts received here from Rome art much more satisfactory than those which we find in the South Getman Papers. A letter from a very respectable quarter, dated Rome, Dec. 28, says —" His Holiness, after further explanations relative to the affairs of the Church of the Rhenish Provinces of Prussia, has changed his views on many points, and modified, in a satisfactory manner, many of the decisions formed on .them, and thus given full reasons to believe that the conjectures that these events might lead to an abolition of the Con cordat, and even to the cessation of diplomatic relations between the Papal See and our Government, was too hastily formed and publicly ex pressed. The report that Dr. Bunsen is recalled, seems indeed to be confirmed, but it is well known that previously to the affair of Cologne it was intended that he should exchange his diplomatic functions for a high post at home, and that he would return to Rome for a short time only. Certain information has been received that the Emperor and Em press of Russia wiii arrive here in I`,lay, and stop six or eight weeks. BELGIAN L. UNDS—BarestLs, JAN. 2.3. Actual Debt, 214 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 par Cent. lOl% Loan of Thirty ...... Lean of City, 1832. 4 per Cent—. ICO Iv Society of Commerce, -l' per Cent 1354 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent National Society —Brussels Papers, Jan. 23. riAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, JAN. 141. Bills. Money; Austrian Metariques, 5 per cent. Ditl ditto :3 per cent. • 2i per cent Ditto tit to _ _ Ditto Bank Shares 1397 1313 A n glo-Russian Loan 107% 107 !‘ Paper Inscription, 6 per cent — Rus:nan !i per cents. Metal. Russian InscriptioN, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Scrics Ditto, Certiticates r o rtuguese Regency }lends, 5 per cent in „ Ditto, 3 per cent l9 • Dutch .2. 2 rer Colts. Ditto 5 per Cents — Polish !tunas, 3 per cents. New Tickets .1511 154 1 • A uglo- Danish Doan, 3 per cents 7114 _ 70 Norwegian Loan of IKI-1, 4 per cents Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents — '•. 18% It Cortes Loan, 5 per Cent .• Greek 4 per cents. MI, guaranteed by France : EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Hsmaufto, JAN. 16.-13 10 ; two months, 133 •,‘. BREMEN, JAW. 9.—Two months, 609. Hamburg Papers, Jan. 16. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, JAN. 17. Bills. Money St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per cent 103% ' 102. Prussian English %. Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 102 & 102 Exchange on London, three months 6 25 , % —Prussian State Gazette, Jan. 16. ..... LOVE, BY THE AUTHORESS OF " FLIRTATION. —The authoress - of this work has long since established her reputation as a novelist by her details of fashionable life. A member of that fair state' which is called the " exclusive world," al a ays living in intercom se with rank, and not seldom with royalty, Lady Charlotte has had all the advantages of situa tion ; and the loveliness and grace of her pen shcw that to those she has amply added the advantages of study. Her new per formance is particularly addressed to her own sex, and con bins those practical lessons which are required•by so many, and could be conveyed, with similar effect, by so few. On Monday evening last week a very .inelanclioly occurrence took place at the Broomielaw. It seems ..that a captain, who had been for some time unemployed, got an ap pointment on short notice, and, in order to arrange matters fur the future, his wife went on, board a vessel that•was just •about • to leave the Broomielaw, to prepare a house in Greenock, her husband intending to be down with his ship on the following morning. It appears that about hail an hour before the ves sel's hour of departing, the captain on going across a tier of ships, lost his footing, and was precipitated into the water, and although got out in about ten minutes afterwards, life was gone. The anguish of the poor widow next day, when the vessel arrived with the intelligence of her husband's death, may be imagined. —Edinburgh Advertiser.